Dogs may be man’s best friend, but new research on ancient canine remains shows that the relationship didn’t develop overnight. For long periods of time, humans lived in tension with their canine companions, often eating them and skinning them for pelts. Theirs was a relationship of necessity and convenience. “At that time (the relationship) obviously fluctuated,” says Stefan Ziegl... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dogs-and-humans-didnt-become-best-friends-overnight-180968232/